Ingredients Table

Organic ingredients are better for you because they contain the highest levels of beneficial vitamins, minerals and nutrients. They’re also free from contamination by toxic pesticides and chemical fertilisers, better for you, the farmers, their families and communities.

Acai euterpe loeracea Moisturising & Rejuvenating

Açaí is one of the healthiest and most fortifying superfruits in the world, rich in antioxidants, fatty acids and vitamin C. These antioxidants help to decrease cell destruction, making açaí an excellent ingredient for anti-ageing skincare. The omega 6 essential fatty acid moisturises and leaves your skin feeling soft and silky, while the vitamin C promotes skin regeneration and acts as an antioxidant. It's our Amazonian superhero!

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Almond prunus amygdalus dulcis
Softening & Nourishing

Almond oil is an excellent softener for all skin types, helping to relieve inflammation and itching caused by conditions like eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis and sunburn. Being light and gentle, it's an important ingredient in moisturising soaps, creams and skin treatments, and can be useful in helping to ease irritation on baby's skin. Almond oil can also be used neat as a nourishing hand and nail oil, or as a massage oil base for essential oils like chamomile and lavender.

Our organic sweet almond oil comes from Kenya.

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Aloe Vera aloe barbadensis
Soothing & Softening

Aloe vera is renowned for being one of nature's most versatile soothing plants when used externally for skin irritations, insect bites and burns. It can also be used internally as a natural detoxifier and cleanser that can help to soothe irritable bowel syndrome and piles, as well as conditions such as asthma, coughs, colic and sore throats. Its ability to soothe painful inflammation means it can also help with arthritis.

Our organic aloe vera comes from the USA.

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Apricot Kernal Oil prunus armeniaca
Softening & Nourishing

Apricot kernal oil is an excellent softener that is soothing and well-tolerated making it suitable for all skin types. It will help to maintain supple, moisturised skin. Almond oil can also be used neat as a nourishing hand and nail oil, or as a massage oil base for essential oils. Organic apricot kernal oil is rich in gamma linoleic acid or GLA which comes from essential fatty acid omega-6. Additionally, organic apricot kernal oil contains vitamin A and E which soothe the skin and slow signs of ageing. It forms a light barrier against environmental damage and brings relief to dry, sensitive and prematurely ageing skin.

Our organic sweet almond oil comes from Turkey.

Argan Oil argania spinosa
Moisturising & Soothing

Argan oil is a skin-softening superstar. Containing an incredible 80% skin-nourishing fatty acids, it's perfect for deeply moisturising and soothing skin, nails and hair. It also has extremely high levels of antioxidant vitamin E, which help to protect against premature ageing caused by free radicals. Argan oil is a key ingredient in many of our skincare, hand care and hair products.

Our fairly traded organic argan oil is produced by an inspirational all-women cooperative in Morocco.

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Bergamot citrus aurantium bergamia
Uplifting & Refreshing

Bergamot is a refreshing and cooling essential oil with a sweet, fruity odour, taken from the peel of the citrus fruit grown almost exclusively in Italy. It's ideal for lifting the mood and easing stress, and is often used for bath oils and cooling massages. Both soothing and deodorising, Bergamot is also used to help treat wounds and ulcers, acne, oily skin, herpes and all infected skin conditions, including dandruff.

Our organic bergamot essential oil comes from Sicily, Italy.

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Bilberry vaccinum myrtillus
Healing & Strengthening

Bilberries are particularly beneficial for the eyes – the fruit contains powerful health-boosting properties that have been shown to fight toxicity and help strengthen the tiny blood vessels that ensure blood flow through the body. The flavonoids found in bilberries are thought to improve the delivery of oxygen to the eye, while the potent antioxidant effects of bilberry also help protect the eyes from free-radical damage.

Our organic bilberry seed oil comes from Croatia, France and Poland.

Borage (Starflower) borago officinalis
Soothing & Protecting

Starflower, or borage as it's also known, is a herb with powerful soothing properties that are particularly beneficial for sensitive skin. The seed oil coats and protects, lubricating and soothing irritated or inflamed skin. Starflower is also a good source of omega fatty acids and is often used in products for baby's delicate skin or to help soothe chronic skin conditions such as eczema and dermatitis.

Our organic starflower oil is a blend of oils pressed from seeds grown in China and Sheepdrove Organic Farm in Berkshire, England.

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Calendula calendula officinalis
Healing & Soothing

Naturally antiseptic and anti-fungal calendula oil, or marigold as it's also known, is a useful first-aid remedy due to its skin soothing and restorative properties. It may be used to soothe sore, irritated and inflamed skin conditions such as eczema, rashes, dry skin, ringworm and dermatitis. It is also beneficial when combined with other oils as a massage oil for dry skin, or to help minimise stretch marks during pregnancy.

We grow our own organic calendula at Sheepdrove Organic Farm in Berkshire and our Eco-Factory in Dorset, both in England, to make a soothing herbal tincture, while our golden organic calendula macerated oil comes from France.

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Chamomile chamomilla recutita
Calming & Gentle

Chamomile is a soothing and calming herb, with an anti-inflammatory action that makes it ideal for problem, allergenic or sensitive skin. It is often used as a pore cleanser or as a hair rinse for sensitive scalps.

Our Roman chamomile essential oil comes from a wonderful family farm on the rolling hills of Hampshire, England.

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Coconut cocos nucifera
Nourishing & Moisturising

Coconut is an easily absorbed, mild, skin softening and nourishing oil that is especially suitable for dry skin and scalp. Ideal for soothing salves and ointments, fatty acids help to reduce inflammation and prevent fungal and bacterial infections on the skin. Dry lifeless hair is given lustre and shine. Coconut oil is highly nutritious, versatile and loaded with health benefits. It's also ideal for 'oil pulling' reputedly an excellent way to support detoxification and boost overall oral health.

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Echinacea echinacea purpurea
Healing & Soothing

Echinacea has an antibiotic action and is considered the prime remedy to help in the treatment of microbial infections.

Our organic echinacea comes from the USA.

Elderflower sambucus nigra
Softening & Soothing

Elderflower is one of nature's soothers, with rich and nourishing properties that help to calm skin irritations, chapped skin and chilblains. Its subtle sweet scent and astringent properties make it ideal as a wash for greasy or problem skin. It has a reputation for keeping the skin soft and in good condition – Victorian women used it to keep their skin fair and free of blemishes.

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Frankincense boswellia certerii
Toning & Rejuvenating

Frankincense, also known as olibanum oil, is one of the most important oils for treating ageing skin and wrinkles, rejuvenating and improving skin tone, as well as reducing scar tissue. It is also antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and astringent, which makes it ideal for skin toning and minimising pores. Frankincense is also a great stress-reliever – as a rejuvenating essential oil it can induce a feeling of calm and be wonderfully uplifting.

We use three types of frankincense oil – one wild-harvested in Somalia, two wild-harvested in Kenya and certified organic and FairWild.

Geranium pelargonium graveolens
Calming & Rejuvenating

Geranium has skin regenerative properties that make it excellent for wrinkled or aged skin. It has a balancing and soothing effect, as well as antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, making it suitable for dry, oily, inflamed, burned or problem skin. Geranium also calms and cools the nervous system, making it useful for treating anxiety, tension and restlessness, as well as depression. It's soothing and relaxing as a bath or massage oil.

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Ginger zingiber officinale
Warming & Stimulating

Ginger is a deeply warming essential oil with a pungent, lemony aroma. It stimulates the circulation and warms the body, helping to strengthen immunity against conditions like colds and flu. Ginger is also good for sinus congestion, while its stomach-settling properties make it helpful for travel and morning sickness. Ginger can ease rheumatic or arthritic pain and can help with muscular pain and fatigue. It's also said to improve one's sex life!

Our organic ginger essential oil comes from Sri Lanka.

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Jasmine jasminum officinale
Uplifting & Relaxing

Jasmine is the most uplifting – but simultaneously relaxing – of all the essential oils, with an intensely rich and exotic smell. It can relax physical and emotional tensions and create a wonderful sense of wellbeing. This makes it a good aphrodisiac, an anti-depressant and a confidence and optimism booster. It is beneficial for treating hot, dry and inflamed skin, especially if this is linked to emotional stress.

Our jasmine absolute comes from Egypt.

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Lavender lavandula angustifolia
Soothing & Balancing

Lavender, with its familiar, sweet fragrance, is one of the most widely used of all the essential oils. Soothing and balancing, it is one of the best skin remedies, restoring the skin by powerfully stimulating the growth of healthy new cells. Lavender is also an excellent antiseptic, helping to soothe burns and sunburn, wounds, bites, dermatitis and inflammation of the skin. Lavender also helps prevent scarring, which makes it useful in the treatment of acne and eczema.

Our French lavender essential oil comes from Provence, France, from a supplier we've been working with for over 30 years, while our organic English lavender comes from a wonderful family farm on the rolling hills of Hampshire, England.

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Lemonbalm (Melissa) melissa officinalis
Uplifting & Calming

Melissa, or lemon balm, is an uplifting and calming oil with a sweet, lemony smell. It's useful for treating tension, stress headaches, migraine and nervous asthma, with anti-inflammatory properties that are helpful for inflamed skin and allergic skin conditions. If diluted it can be used for eczema and other skin complaints – particularly those that are stress related. It is also a good first-aid remedy for bee and wasp stings.

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Mahonia mahonia aquifolium
Soothing & Restorative

Mahonia is also knows as the Oregon mountain grape, and is an antimicrobial skin-cleanser and restorative. It contains high levels of active compounds that give it antibacterial and anti-inflammatory benefits. Mahonia is traditionally used for skin itching, infections and irritations, and is highly recommended for acne. It has astringent qualities that help to cleanse the skin and reduce oiliness, while retaining its soothing qualities.

Our organic mahonia comes from Leicestershire in England.

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Mandarin citrus nobilis
Refreshing & Gentle

Mandarin oil has a sweet and pleasant smell, and is beneficial for the treatment of stress, nervous tension or insomnia. It also has a gentle action on the digestive tract, so it's ideal for treating gastric complaints like constipation. Mandarin can aid weight loss, while its slightly astringent properties make it good for treating oily skin and acne, and for toning loose skin after losing weight.

Our organic mandarin essential oil comes from Brazil.

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Myrrh commiphora myrrha
Stimulating & Strengthening

Myrrh oil comes from the resin of a small tree, and is rejuvenating, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. Externally it is used as a skin preserver, helping to soothe chapped, cracked skin and eczema, and is capable of delaying wrinkles and other signs of ageing skin.

In a mouth wash it is useful for mouth ulcers, sore throats, bleeding gums, bad breath and oral thrush, and is also used to help treat chronic lung conditions.

Our myrrh essential oil comes from Somalia.

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Narcissus narcissus tazetta
Firming & Rejuvenating

Narcissus bulbs are a source of dormins, a natural extract taken from plants in their dormant stage, which are able to optimise the skin's natural cell regeneration to maintain younger, healthier-looking skin.

We use the dormin from the narcissus bulb in our Beauty Sleep night concentrate, to help recover from environmental stress factors, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while increasing skin's firmness.

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Orange citrus sinensis
Relaxing and Uplifting

Sweet and refreshing orange essential oil is both energising and uplifting, making it ideal to help treat stress, nervous tension and depression. Orange oil has astringent properties that are ideal for revitalising dull and tired skin or hair.

It also has a deeply cleansing effect on the body, and is useful for treating a sluggish digestion and for helping to detoxify the liver, encouraging the elimination of excess fluids and waste products from the system.

Orange flower oil, or neroli, has a delightfully refreshing floral smell that lifts the mind and spirit. Beneficial for those who feel exhausted, depressed, anxious or confused, it is a useful first-aid remedy for shock and hysteria.

Orange flower also encourages skin rejuvenation, improving skin elasticity. It is useful for treating dry, mature and sensitive skin and for wrinkles and broken thread veins.

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Palmarosa cymbopogon martinii
Balancing & Strengthening

Palmarosa oil is best known for its purifying, oil-balancing skincare properties, and for stimulating cellular regeneration, which helps to reduce wrinkles and improve the appearance of tired or ageing skin. It can also help to prevent stretch marks and reduce scar tissue, with antiseptic properties that are helpful for acne and minor skin infections.

Used internally, palmarosa has a soothing and strengthening effect on the nervous system, and is useful in the treatment of stress and anxiety.

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Patchouli pogostemon cablin
Strengthening & Regenerating

Patchouli is a stimulating and strengthening oil with astringent properties that can help skin tissue to regenerate, making it ideal for reducing scarring, stretch marks and wrinkles. It also has antiseptic properties, which can be applied in the treatment of acne and oily skin.

Patchouli is also used to help treat nervous exhaustion, stress and anxiety, which gives it its reputation as an aphrodisiac and anti-depressant.

Our organic patchouli essential oil comes from India.

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Pomegranate punica granatum
Smoothing & Replenishing

One of nature's superfoods, Pomegranate is extremely nourishing and rich in antioxidants. We use both the oil from the seeds and an extract from the skin, both of which have powerful antioxidant properties. Pomegranate is ideal for smoothing the skin and reducing puffiness, replenishing with a stronger, smoother structure and enhancing collagen levels to help ward off fine lines. Pomegranate extract also helps to balance water levels in the skin, leaving it more hydrated and with a brighter appearance.

Our organic pomegranate seed oil comes from Kenya.

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Rice oryza sativa Softening & Smoothing

Rice is one of nature's staple foods, used as a key ingredient the world over. Ground rice has naturally abrasive qualities that gently exfoliate and stimulate the skin, leaving it feeling soft, smooth and beautifully alive. We use ground rice in many of our natural facial and body scrubs. All of our scrubs and polishes use only natural exfoliants, we never use polluting plastic microbeads, and are proud to support Beat the Microbead and be certified by the Good Scrub Guide.

Our organic ground rice comes from Italy.

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Rose rosa damascena
Healing & Rejuvenating

Exquisite nurturing rose is naturally anti-inflammatory, balancing, cooling and soothing, making it wonderfully beneficial for dry, hot, inflamed or itching skin. In addition, rose is excellent for scarring, for treating broken capillaries and for mature skin types. Rose's cooling and soothing aromatherapy properties make it ideal for treating stress-related conditions, lifting the spirits and calming anxiety.

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Rosehip rosa canina
Rich & Rejuvenating

Rosehip is a vitamin- and antioxidant-rich oil with powerful skin revitalising and radiance-boosting properties. Clinical studies have proven that the oil can improve the condition of skin and reduce the effects of premature ageing, encouraging growth and repair of skin tissue. Rosehip can be used to reduce scar tissue from wounds or sun damage, smooth fine lines and wrinkles, and diminish the signs of ageing on the skin.

Our organic wild rosehip seed oil comes from rosehips picked in the valleys of the Andes in Chile.

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Rosemary rosmarinus officinalis
Warming & Refreshing

Rosemary is an excellent pick-me-up, strengthening the memory and concentration, improving mental alertness and relieving headaches. It is also excellent for hair and scalp problems, while its warming and analgesic properties make it useful in the treatment of joint and muscle problems.

Rosemary's antiseptic properties can be used to help treat colds, flu, coughs and chronic lung conditions.

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Sea Buckhorn hippophae rhamnoides
Moisturising & Regenerating

Sea buckthorn oil is pressed from the bright orange berries of the sea buckthorn. Rich in nutrients, natural antioxidants, vitamin C and essential fatty acids, the oil helps the skin to maintain its moisture and natural suppleness, and encourages tissue regeneration.

Sea buckthorn also lends its moisturising properties to the hair – the Latin name, Hippophae rhamnoides means shiny horse, and legend has it that the ancient Greeks fed the berries to their horses to give them gleaming coats.

Our organic sea buckthorn fruit oil comes from Germany.

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Shea Butter butyrospermum parkii
Moisturising & Conditioning

Shea butter, or karate butter, is one of nature's most effective moisturisers. It comes from the nut of the African karite tree and is high in essential fatty acids, vitamin A and vitamin E, which are all important nutrients for skin growth and repair. Although shea butter has a thick texture, it melts at body temperature and absorbs easily into the skin, leaving it feeling soft and beautifully smooth.

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Thyme thymus vulgaris
Warming & Stimulating

Thyme oil is warming and stimulating, so it's ideal for relieving muscular pain. It's also a powerful germicide, which stimulates the immune system and is effective against many types of bacteria, viruses and fungi. It is commonly used to help treat skin infections and cuts, as well as respiratory infections, sore throats, colds, flu, coughs and especially bronchitis. It can be inhaled in steam for beneficial effects.

Our organic thyme linalool essential oil comes from France.

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Turmeric curcuma longa
Toning & Conditioning

A member of the ginger family, Turmeric has a long history of use in Ayurvedic medicinal traditions. Traditionally used for beauty treatments, many Indian brides use a turmeric treatment to prepare for their wedding day – for a brighter, more even-toned, soft and supple complexion.

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Wheatgerm triticum vulgare
Nourishing & Revitalising

Wheatgerm oil is one of nature's best anti-ageing agents. Rich in antioxidant vitamin E, it helps to revitalise the skin and protect against the damaging effects of free radicals. It's commonly used to help protect against stretch marks in pregnancy and discourage the appearance of fine lines around the eyes, as well as treating burns, sores and other skin problems.

Our organic wheatgerm oil comes from the USA.

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White Tea camellia sinensis
Calming & Restorative

White tea has high levels of antioxidants, and has been shown in our research with Kingston University, London, to have the potential to reduce the risk of age-related wrinkles. It also has naturally calming, soothing and detoxifying properties, making it ideal for skincare.

Our white tea comes from Sichuan, China.

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Witch Hazel hamamelis virginiana
Soothing & Healing

Witch hazel is a traditional remedy that's ideal for inflamed skin conditions. It contains a high level of tannins, which have a drying astringent effect. These cause the skin to tighten, reducing inflammation and promoting the repair of broken skin.

Witch hazel is also used for itchy varicose veins, haemorrhoids and as a treatment for bruising and swelling. It is also cooling, so it's ideal for the treatment of sunburn and insect bites, as well as refreshing tired or sore eyes.

Our organic witch hazel comes from the USA.

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Yarrow achillea millefolium
Healing & Balancing

Yarrow is an age-old herbal remedy for staunching wounds in battle – it aids the repair process of wounds, cuts, burns and scars, and also helps with dry skin, acne, ulcers and rashes. It is an anti-inflammatory for the skin, with similarities to chamomile – as an essential oil, it can raise the spirits and balance and revitalise the nervous system.

Our yarrow essential oil comes from Norfolk, England.

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Ylang Ylang cananga odorata
Relaxing & Balancing

Ylang ylang has a relaxing effect on the nervous system and is an ideal treatment for stress and high blood pressure. It's also a balancing essential oil that's suitable for both dry and oily skin types, and can be used to help treat acne and problem skin.

Ylang Ylang has an excellent reputation as an aphrodisiac, relaxing inhibitions and dispelling stress while at the same time being arousing.